Ladder Training Courses
We can offer ladder and access equipment training at any of the four UK Ladder & Training Company's training centres throughout the UK.
A brief outline of available training courses and topics and is outlined below.
Ladder & Step Safety Course
This course is designed specifically to recognise and eliminate the dangers of incorrect ladder usage. The course duration is half a day and the areas covered in this course include:
- Appreciation of the Working At Height Regulations 2005
- Current legislation relevant to Ladders & Steps
- Ladder Specifications and Types
- Ladder Standards
- Care & Manintenance of Ladders
- Selecting the right tool for the job
- Risk Assessment and User Responsibilities
- How to carry out a sutiable and sufficient risk assessment
- Future Developments
- Short Assessment
Ladder Safety & Inspection Course
This is a comprehensive full day course designed to equip operators of temporary access equipment with the necessary skills required to conduct full ladder inspections and to recognise and eliminate the dangers of incorrect ladder usage. Areas covered in this course are summarised below:
- Current Ladder and Step Legislation & Regulations
- Ladder Specifications and Ladder Types
- Ladder Safety Specifications
- Ladder Inspection
- Frequency, Standards & Methods of Ladder Inspection
- Ladder & Step Defects
- Ladder Testing
- Care & Maintenance of Ladders
- Correct Ladder Usage
- How to Perform a Suitable & Sufficient Risk Assessment
Tower Inspection & Maintenance
Summary: The Tower Safety & Inspection Course is full day course designed to equip operators of Clow Towers with the necessary skills required to conduct full tower inspections and to recognise and eliminate the dangers of incorrect usage. On completion of the course, delegates will be issued with a certificate and will be trained to such a level as to be considered to be a “competent person” as specified by the Health & Safety Executive.
- Current Legislation on Towers and Usage
- Tower Safety
- Tower Manufacture
- Reasons, Standards & Methods of Tower Inspection
- Tower Construction Demonstration
- Tower Inspection & Testing Demonstration
- Care & Maintenance of Tower
- Correct Usage of Tower
Scaffold Tower Assembly
Summary: The Scaffold Tower Assembly course is a full day course designed to cover Tower usage, it's safety requirements and the user responsibilities.
- Tower Uses, Safety Requirements and User Responsibilities
- Components
- Basic Tower Assembly
- Risk Assessments and potential Hazards
- Safe Use of Tower
- Care & Maintenance
- Inspection & Checklist, Handling & Storage
Additional courses are available which cover more specialised areas and specific access equipment usage such as the Testing and Usage of Anchorage Points. These courses are all designed to equip operators with the necessary experience and knowledge to
perform complete equipment inspections and to recognise and eliminate the dangers of
incorrect usage of access equipment.
Dedicated Risk Assessment courses are also available which are designed to enable staff to competently assess a risk, to raise their awareness as to their legal responsibilities and to provide a brief in a process of assessing and recording a risk assessement.
Interested in ladder and access equipment safety training courses ? Contact us for more information.
